Melina Laboucan-Massimo

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Melina Laboucan-Massimo
NationalityLubicon Cree
EducationUniversity of Victoria, University of Alberta, York University
OrganizationSacred Earth Solar, Indigenous Climate Action

Melina Laboucan-Massimo is an advocate for climate justice and Indigenous rights. She is the founder of Sacred Earth Solar and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action. Laboucan-Massimo is Lubicon Cree, from the community of Little Buffalo.

Her studies at the University of Victoria focused on Indigenous rights and responsibilities, media literacy and resource extraction.[1] She holds a Master’s degree in Indigenous Governance from the University of Victoria and is a Fellow at the David Suzuki Foundation.[2] She brought her Master's thesis to life with the installation of a 20.8-kilowatt solar installation that powers the health center in her community of Little Buffalo.[3]

Career[]

Melina holds a Master’s degree in Indigenous Governance from the University of Victoria with a focus on Renewable Energy.[4] She is the Co-Founder and Just Transition Director at Indigenous Climate Action, the Founder of Sacred Earth Solar and a Fellow at the David Suzuki Foundation. Melina currently hosts the TV series Power to the People,[5] where she profiles renewable energy, food security and eco-housing projects in Indigenous communities across Canada. She has worked for over a decade as a Climate and Energy Campaigner with Greenpeace Canada and the Indigenous Environmental Network. She currently serves on the boards of Seeding Sovereignty and NDN Collective as well as the executive steering committee of the Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise.[6]

Literature[]

Laboucan-Massimo has been a contributor for two edited volumes. In Downstream: Reimagining Water, she authored the chapter, “From Our Home Lands to the Tar Sands."[7] She also authored the chapter, “Awaiting Justice: The Ceaseless Struggle of the Lubicon Cree.” in A Line in the Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice.[8]

Media[]

In addition to several documentaries, Laboucan-Massimo has also hosted a Television show called Power to the People, an environmental documentary series that features difference countries and shows how renewable energy and sustainability is empowering First Peoples.[9] In 2018 she was featured on Season 3, Episode 7 of The United Shades of America hosted by W. Kamau Bell entitled “The Canadian Way."[10]

Filmography
Title Date Director Type Role
Oil on Lubicon Land: A Photo Essay[11] 2011 Melina Laboucan-Massimo and Aube Giroux Documentary, Biography Director
Revolution 2012 Rob Stewart Documentary Interviewee
Tar Sands - To the Ends of the Earth[12] 2012 Christopher Walker Documentary Short Interviewee
Beyond Crisis[13] 2017 Kai Reimer-Watts Documentary Interviewee

References[]

  1. ^ "REDx Talks - Melina Laboucan-Massimo: "Violence Against the Earth is Violence Against Women."". Vimeo. Vimeo. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Lazin, Sarah. "UVic Alums bring Interdisciplinary Lens to Climate Change Studies". Martlet. Martlet.
  3. ^ "Globe Series Speaker Profile - Melina Laboucan-Massimo". Globe.
  4. ^ "This Entrepreneur Is Installing Solar Power Projects In Oil Country". Chatelaine. Chatelaine.
  5. ^ "APTN - Power to the People". APTN. APTN.
  6. ^ "Melina Laboucan-Massimo: Catalyzing an Indigenous-led just energy transition". Mongabay. Mongabay.
  7. ^ Downstream : Reimagining Water. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 2017. ISBN 9781771122139. OCLC 929918202.
  8. ^ A Line in the Tar Sands : Struggles for Environmental Justice. Oakland, CA: PM Press. 2014. ISBN 9781629630779. OCLC 926705543.
  9. ^ "Power to the People – green lit for development". RealWorld Media. 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  10. ^ The Canadian Way, retrieved 2019-04-04
  11. ^ Oil on Lubicon Land: A Photo Essay, retrieved 2019-04-04
  12. ^ Tar Sands - To the Ends of the Earth, retrieved 2019-04-04
  13. ^ Beyond Crisis, retrieved 2019-04-04
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